{"id":2241930,"date":"2024-05-10T15:18:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-10T19:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/netanyahu-refuses-to-blink-after-bidens-weapons-threat-we-will-stand-alone\/"},"modified":"2024-05-10T15:20:10","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T19:20:10","slug":"netanyahu-refuses-to-blink-after-bidens-weapons-threat-we-will-stand-alone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/netanyahu-refuses-to-blink-after-bidens-weapons-threat-we-will-stand-alone\/","title":{"rendered":"Netanyahu Stands Firm Against Biden&#8217;s Weapons Threat: &#8216;We Stand Alone"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnetanyahu-refuses-to-blink-after-bidens-weapons-threat-we-will-stand-alone%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2241930&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Israel maintains \u200bmilitary stance amid Biden&#8217;s ultimatum on Rafah assault. Netanyahu asserts \u200cindependence, vowing to\u2062 fight alone \u2063if needed,\u2063 recalling Israel&#8217;s past resilience. Tensions\u2064 escalate as Biden&#8217;s threats\u2064 raise concerns. Mixed reactions surface on\u200c Biden&#8217;s approach towards Israel&#8217;s operations. The strategic conflict continues,\u200b highlighting the complex dynamics in the region. Israel \u200bstands\u200c firm against\u200b Biden&#8217;s ultimatum regarding\u2063 the\u200c Rafah\u200b assault.\u2064 Netanyahu reaffirms sovereignty,\u200d ready to fight independently, drawing on Israel&#8217;s historical strength. Growing \u2062tension follows Biden&#8217;s warnings, sparking \u2063varied opinions on his stance. The ongoing conflict \u2062underscores the intricate regional dynamics at play.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/%20\"><span>Jack Davis<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   May 10, 2024 at 11:30am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>In words and deeds, Israel has refused to alter its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/military-service-academies-go-woke\/\" title=\"Military Service Academies Go Woke\">military strategy<\/a> to fit President Joe Biden\u2019s most recent ultimatum.<\/p>\n<p>Biden this week threatened that if Israel moved forward with an assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah, which is the last major stronghold of Hamas, the United States would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-trump-says-jewish-voters-pick-biden-ashamed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cut off<\/a> munitions Israel needs to do the job.<\/p>\n<p>Biden\u2019s comment followed his administration\u2019s decision to withhold some bombs from a shipment of arms to Israel.<\/p>\n<p>But on Friday, Israeli tanks pressed forward to battle Hamas terrorists in one section of Rafah where fighting had begun earlier this week, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/four-idf-soldiers-killed-as-battles-rage-across-gaza-tanks-said-to-advance-into-rafah\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Times of Israel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Israeli Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/netanyahu-abruptly-cancels-key-white-house-meeting-citing-change-american-stance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a> remained as pugnacious as ever, declaring: \u201cIf we need to \u2026 we will stand alone. I have said that if necessary, we will fight with our fingernails,\u201d according to the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-middle-east-68980826\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> BBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Netanyahu cited Israel\u2019s 1948 War of Independence when the country fought multiple Arab states to survive.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Responding to a question at a press conference, IDF Spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari says the military has enough munitions for the missions it has planned, after US President Joe Biden threatened that some arms shipments would be frozen if Israel launches a planned offensive in\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian (@manniefabian) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/manniefabian\/status\/1788622538517442661?\">May 9, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIn the War of Independence 76 years ago, we were the few against the many,\u201d Netanyahu said. \u201cWe did not have weapons. There was an arms embargo on Israel, but with great strength of spirit, heroism and unity among us, we were victorious.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Should Biden be more supportive of Israel?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Yoav Gallant, Israel\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-has-yet-to-call-israels-netanyahu\/\" title=\"Biden Has Yet To Call Israel\u2019s Netanyahu\">defense minister<\/a>, responded to Biden by saying that Israel\u2019s \u201cenemies as well as \u2026 best of friends\u201d should understand that his country \u201ccannot be subdued.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will stand strong, we will achieve our goals,\u201d Gallant said.<\/p>\n<p>The Times of Israel said the fighting in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-warns-israel-says-stop-sending-weapons-continue-rafah-invasion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rafah<\/a> remains what Israel considers part of a limited battle there, while noting that Israeli officials are uncertain if Biden shares that view.<\/p>\n<p>Itamar Yaar, former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/belarusian-authorities-raid-homes-and-offices-of-journalists-and-activists\/\" title=\"Belarusian Authorities Raid Homes And Offices Of Journalists And Activists\">deputy head<\/a> of Israel\u2019s National Security Council and CEO of Commanders for Israel\u2019s Security, said Biden\u2019s words are largely symbolic \u2013 for now, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/israel-weapons-shipment-us-eed365ebef0477ba74bf9848cacae4f4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Associated Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING REPORT: \u26a0\ufe0f Rep. Cory Mills, R-Fla., Drafts Articles of Impeachment Against President Joe Biden..<\/p>\n<p>Mills charged Biden with pressuring Israel into a \u201cquid pro quo\u201d scenario by using U.S. financial support as leverage over Israeli policies in Gaza. He compared this to the\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SWh5jPdd0h\">pic.twitter.com\/SWh5jPdd0h<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chuck Callesto (@ChuckCallesto) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChuckCallesto\/status\/1788666744187322691?\">May 9, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not some kind of American embargo on American munitions support, but I think it\u2019s some kind of diplomatic message to Mr. Netanyahu that he needs to take into consideration American interests more than he has over the last few months,\u201d Yaar said, calling Biden\u2019s words \u201ca kind of a signal, a \u2018be careful.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In an Op-Ed in the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/05\/09\/opinion\/bidens-israel-arms-embargo-will-go-down-as-one-of-the-worst-american-betrayals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>, Michael Makovsky, president and CEO of the Jewish Institute for National Security of America, and Blaise Misztal, the group\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: 'Pipeline' to Obama Admin Seen as 'Currency'\">vice president<\/a> for policy, did not mince words, calling Biden\u2019s comment \u201cone of the worst American betrayals of a close ally in recent memory.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They framed Biden as more interested in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/uncommitted-voters-look-hit-biden-harder-michigan-ahead-super-tuesday\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">politics<\/a> than in wiping out Hamas, writing that \u201cthe White House determined that to win re-election, the president needed to cater to pro-Hamas, anti-Israel, anti-American Arab-Americans in Michigan and to young Americans with similar views.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Rockets launched from southern Gaza into Beer Sheva this morning landed on a kindergarten playground with kids in the shelter. Less than 48 hours after Biden declared Israel shouldn\u2019t finish Hamas off in Rafah. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lxZwGlz0zM\">pic.twitter.com\/lxZwGlz0zM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KatiePavlich\/status\/1788951718618706326?\">May 10, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe Biden administration then pressed for a Palestinian state, which is anathema to Israelis post-Oct. 7. It increasingly criticized Israel over Gaza, opposed letting it finish off Hamas\u2019 last battalions in Rafah and pressed for a lasting cease-fire even without Hamas\u2019 release of hostages,\u201d Makovsky and Misztal wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBiden\u2019s arms embargo against Israel doubles down on this approach.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>_____________________________________________<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\"><i data-stringify-type=\"italic\">A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i data-stringify-type=\"italic\">\u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d Those 12 words have been stuck in my head since I first read them.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i data-stringify-type=\"italic\">Former Lt. Gen. 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Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and military issues.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Jack Davis is a freelance writer who joined The Western Journal in July 2015 and chronicled the campaign that saw President Donald Trump elected. Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and military issues. <br \/> Jack can be reached at jackwritings1@gmail.com. <\/p>\n<p>  Location <\/p>\n<p>  New York City <\/p>\n<p>  Languages Spoken <\/p>\n<p>  English <\/p>\n<p>  Topics of Expertise <\/p>\n<p>  Politics, Foreign Policy, Military &#038; Defense Issues <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israel defies Biden&#8217;s ultimatum, maintaining military stance. Recent threats from Biden warned against an assault on Rafah. 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